Cambria Freeman. THURSDAY, : SEPT. 20, lvS.'J. Democratic State and County Ticket. For Governor : II ON. AS A 1 ACKE R , OF CARBON COUNTY. For Jti'he of the Supreme Covrt : HON. CYRUS L. PERSUING, OF CASIECIA COISTY. Aftxetd-ltf : Lwn. JOHN PORTER, Washington Twp. Register and Recorder : GEO. W. OATMAN, Ebensburg Eerengh. Treasurer : WILLIAM LINTON. Johnstown Borough. Commissioner : JAMES . NEASON, Clearfied Township. - ' ' Poor House Director : JOHN BLOCTI, Johnstown Borough. Auditor : ANTHONY ANNA, Chest Township. The Democrats of the Senatorial district, composed of Columbia, Alontour, Northum berland ami Sullivan counties, at their Con ference held on Saturday labt. nct;iinted lion. Charles R. Buckalew. The above paragraph is cm rout news in jour exchanges. As we have heretofore taken occasion to refer to the failure of the Scnato lial conferees, at ther meeting ou the bth in6t., to harmonize the differences between Messrs. Buckalew find Chalfaut, we will Le gratified to know that the above statement is correct. It is a matter of great impor tance to the democratic party, that the breach in that strong democratic district should be healed. Will the Uarrisburg Pa triot be good enough to state whether it is true that Mr. Buckalew has been noraina ted, and if so, when and where? It must be remembered that the election of borough and township officers will be held in October. The Registry Act of the last session contains the fallowing section, which abolishes the Spring elections. The law is all wrong, but as long as it is on the statute book,, it must bo obeyed. It will doubtless le repealed after iU evil effects have been "felt by the people : 'SrctionJlS. All elections for city, ward, borough, township and election officers shall hereafter be held on the second Tuesday of October, subject to all the provisions of the laws regulating the election of such fllcers rot inconsistent with this act; the peisons floored to such offices at that time shall take their places at the expiration of the terms of the persons holding the same at the time of such election ; but no election for the office Of assessor or assistant assessor shall be held under this act, until the j-ear one thousand Ci&ht hundred and seventy." Thkke weeks ago, when we published Grant's celebrated speech to the Mayor and citizens of Concord, N. II., we believe! that nothing but itself could be its parallel. We were simply mistaken. Our traveling Pres ident has since paid a visit to rottsville, in this State, where he far eclipsed his Concord performance. It is quite refreshing to read such a notable specimen of Presidential elo quence as the following brilliant address to the citizens of that place: Ladies and Gentlemen : I nm happy to see you. You do not know hoic happy 1 nrn to see you, and I think you do not know liow tired I nm. This is my first visit to tbia . section of Pennsylvania, and 1 have learned maDy things of which before I was ignorant. Everywhere I have been In j'our State, it teem3 that I was expected. At every j)oint the cars sfoppcJ the people were assembled to meet mc. I do not know how it was. I did not send them word, but they appeared to have heard of me. And they were no hajqder to ece me than I to see them. In referring to the failure of President Grant to be present at the death of his trust ed friend, "Gen. John A. 'Rawlins,' the late Secretary of War, the editor of the New York Sun, a leading radical paper, delivers the fedlowing home thrust at the "second Washington." It is as neat a specimen of bitter invective as has come under our ob nervation for a long time, aud is worthy of the pen of Junius himself: 'The hour of death had cctno. Only a few brief morneuts remained to John A. Rawlins. 'Has the President yet come V he asked anxiously. The physician was Fitting ; by his bedside, holding his wrist, and care fully notiDg the fluctuations of his rapid pulse, so as to vary the stimulants, and pro long life to the utmost. There was such a deep feeling so much of agony in the tone , of .the dying Secretary, th.it the strong men who were gathered around him, from their spontaneous sympathy with the sufferer, promptly renewed their oft-repeated assu rances that the President would soon be there. I Ijope I may see bim before all is over,' said the dying Rawlins. You shall, my dear friend, you shall,' respouded General Sherman, deeply moved. 'But General Grant camo not. He had lingered too lato iu the lap of pleasuro to receive the last blessing of his expiring com rade. Yet Rawlins was never missing when Grant wantod bim. And it is probably safe to say to-day with all the solemnity of history that had there never been a Raw lins, there would never have been a Grant." A Wise movement. It has been no secret that ever since the nominations for city and county officers by the democracy cf Philadelphia, a feeling of wide-spread dissatisfaction. has prevailed ia reference to them. This became so mani fest to the candidates themselves, that they r.ave ery prudently taken tine by the fore lod:, and have all resigned. Fordoing so tif y Reserve special credit. The following y-jjv ticket was placed in nomination. It is composed of tho most prominent and reliable 'democrats in tho city, and will receive a 6trong, cerdial and united support : . City Treasurer Col. Win. C. Patterson. City Commissioner Maj. John R. Coxe. Recorder of Deeds John G. Brenner. Prothouotary of District Court Wash ington J. Jackson. Clerk of the Court cf Quarter Sessions David Sellers. Coroner Joseph M. Reichard. This auspicious movement pbould be promptly followed up by a thorough lecen gtructlon of the LW'tir? ticket. Frcm all that we can learn, it is susceptible cf vast jmprbvement. To our own certain knowl edge, at least one name should be stricken from it. and a less el jectionable one substi tuted. We mean the notorious Samuel Jo- scjJis. lie is a disgrace to any party, and, j we understand, makes no kind of prcteusiun I to honesty in hi.- official conduct as a mem i, r ih Hooka. Tt was discreditable to ! renominate him. and he ought to be discard ed with as little delay as possible. It is said that there are others on the ticket whose noiiduations were not fit to hav2 been made. Geary ami tlic Mexican War. An intensely radical editor in a neighbor ing county, in referring to J..hn W. Geary's military career in Mexico, eulogizes him in the following language : "The battles of La lloya, Cerro Gordo, Chapultepec, and Mex.hu. in the Mexican war, have knowu him conspicuously." When a radical newspaper editor rashly undertakes to write about the military opera tions of Geary during the Mexican war, and the glory he therein achieved, he ought to be extremely cautious lest, like a fool, he may perchance "insh in wh"re angels fear to tread." To in in Cambria county John V. Ceary's record during the Mexican war . is as farni!;ar as household words. Many of j the volunteers who went with him as their j captain, and who subsequently were under his command as colonel of the Second Penn sylvania Regiment, still reside in this coun ty, and they entertain note, as they did iclien t i .7".. r ioio r 1 1 r. . the if rciuriicii in jiug, ioio, u vi iu i.un- ( tioii of Geary's military conduct. In the j first place, then, Geary was not at trie battle ', to of Cerro Gordo at all. The Cambria county volunteers, owing to the small pox having broken cut on board of the vessel which was transporting them from New Orleans to Vera Cruz, hd been disiinbaiked at Lobos LIuid, in the Gulf cf Mexico, where 11. cy j remained some time, and had only reached J Vera Cruz a day or two before the battle of j Cerro Gordo took place. La lloya U situ ated between Jalappa and Perote. Chapul tepec is within sight of the city of Mexico. At the former place there was -rsfrety a run- IliM kllll Ul 1'-I. .....in-. .. . v Chapu'tepec there a fierce and sangui nary struggle. We will admit that both at La lloya and Chapultej.ee Geary was "thar or tharabouli," to use the expressive bin. guatie of a hard-shell colored Baptist preach- . - r . - i I i: 1 er in Ucorgia, in reitrence io tue e.puecu question, "Was Moses j.resejt at the build- j iog of the tower of Babel V It was Geary's j cowardly and disgraceful conduct at Chapu' tepec w hich to excited the indignation of the Pennsylvania troops under his command, :md which sent him back to the State brand ed with dishonor. It wns in consequence of that very conduct that, as soon as the voK unteers returned to this State, an indignation mealing against John W. Geary was help by the Fayette county solliers, the proc cl ings of which were recently published in this paper, and it was fjr precisely the same cause that a similar meeting was held in the Coutt House in this plaee by the Cambria county volunteers. No true fiiend of John W. Geary ought ever refer to, much less at tempt to vindicate, his military career in Mexico. The most profound silence on that subject is what he expects and desires, and what his political fiieudi ought in all chari ty geueroudy coneudo to bim. A iul I.ibel. Some few years ago i locomotive engi neer on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, named Jacob Myers, lost his life in an til'ort to save his train from destruction. His conduct on the occasion was considered heroic and wor thy the highest consideration. The Lehigh Register, the organ of the radical party in Caibon county, in referring to the death of Myers, takes occasion to publish the follow ing infamous libel on Judge Packer: "A noble engineer on a passenger train on Asa Packer's road saw danger ahead, lie could have jumjed from the engine and saved his life, anel wrecked the train. But ho stuck to his post heroically, was killed, but the tra;n was saved. His widow, who had several children, and was left destitute, apjfiied time and again, and piteously, to Asa 1'acker, for aid. and finally he toll her she could open a pea-nut stand at the Maueh Chunk depot, and he would not charge her any rent. Noble man !" The conduct hers attributed to Asa Packer is so foreign to his well known character, that a full and complete denial of this das tardly charge wa3 to have been expected. Nor has it been long in making its appear ance. Tho widow of Mj ers resides in Maueh Churk, where this libel on Judge Packer was perpetrated, and whore all the facts oc curring subsequent to the death of Mr. Myers arc well known. This being the case, the downright malignity of this radical edi tor, in penning the foregoing scandalous paragrajdi, is not easily explained, excejit on the assumption of the total depravity of his nature. The widow, Mrs. Myers, feeling indignant at this base and cowardly assault upon Judge Packer, mid knowing full well that it did not contain one word of truth, addressed to the editor the following em phatic denial of the charge. If he had pos sessed any of tho feelings of a gentleman he would hivo lean as prompt to publish the denial as Le was to make the accusation. But he refused to do so, thus proving, be yond all question, that his original intention was to utter a deliberate falsehood. These frequent assaults upon the good name and reputation of Judge Packer ema nate from editors who boastingly claim that they belong to the "God and morality par ty." It is a species of impudent hyjiocrisy not to bo tolerated. These attacks on Judge Tackcr can do Lira no possible injury, and will only recoil with redoubled force on the headi of their guilty authors. It is surely a weak cause th&t attempts to sustain itself by falsehood anel malice, anel will signally r.: :.. i.;. it,., :.. the letter of Mrs. Myers, which places the i conduct of Judge Packer in its true light, ' and which is honorable to the nobility of his nature : Macoh Chunk, Aug. 23, 1800. Robf.rt Ikkpell, Jr., Editor Lehigh Register. Dear Sir: I have just come in possesion of vour paper of the 28th of July. 1S09, in which you h ive an article headed "Asa Packer as a Benefactor." by which vou do him great injustice, after paying a just and merited tribute of respect to my husband for sacrifici: his own life to sav the lives of others. 1 ou say that ins wuiow. who had several children, and was left des titute, applied time and again, and piteous ly, to Asa Packer for aid, and he finally told h' r she could open a pea-nut stand at the Maueh Chunk depot and he would not charge her any rent. Now the above re proach is utterly untrue. Judge Packer never made any such proposition, and I feel it to be my duty, as well as an act cf justice, to have this made public. You say that I 'applied time and again." I had but one interview with Judge Packer; his manner toward me was kind and considerate, and while speaking cf the conduct of my hus band at the sa 1 accident which cost him his life, he showed much feeling, and aid it was one of (he noblest acts that he had ever heard of, and assured nje that my family should bo provided for. After the death and burial, all the funeral expenses and physi cian's bills were paid, my house rent w as paid for one year from that time. 1 was supplied with wood and coal for the winter, n sowing machine was pent to my house, and a beautiful shaft monument of Italian mar ble, wiili an appropriate inscription, enclo sed in a substantial railing fence, was erect- e.t to the memory oi my uusoaru. ... , , i Ann: further. 1 have received twenty-Jive j.; , dollais j.er month, and am to receive that j amount for the trrm of ten years from the time of his death. By giving the above an insertion in your piper, you will not only do an act of justice to Judge Packer, but wi'l run h oblige one who has good reason hold him in the highest estcm. 1 lease send me a cojy of your paper, with the above in-erted. to B-x 12t, Maueh Chunk, I'a., an I oblige, Very truly. Mrs. Jacob Myers. Inciter ftoni Europe, Parisian Pulli: BaU.oJ-irdin Mobi'le Chateau Rouge T lie Fete Dag. rAius. August ISih, 18G9. To the Editor ff the Freeman : 1 stated in my lat letter that I likd Paris, and I am endorsing my opinion by s.tiil remaining i.eie. 1 must soon leave, j however, f. r all pleasure must have a:i eml and bmdne.-s get some attention when u;i.y hread is expected ; so before this reaches you I w ill I e on my away across the Atl.intic for the fourth time, and glad I shall be when land is sighted. Everybody who ha read of Paris, has heard of .lardin Marbille. one of the sights of Tiiiis. I have bee-n there and propose to ive vou this letter concerning that class of j amusements known as Public Balls, aud j among the many peculiar institutions none is more striking than these : and although j conducted on the principle that where there is restraint there is no pleasuro. and though actions are indulged in by the female vota ries of the dance, such as you wid not find indulged in among the "upper circles" at Lome, Americans often attend them and are nftcti to be found trinnincr th linht fan- tastic" in a manner thrt would quite sur prise their friends at home. There are many of thes-i public balls in Taris. but a desci"iption of tAO of them representing the upper and lower classes of these institutions (lor there is an upper and lower class even in these affairs,) will serve to give your readers some idea of how they are managed. Among these institutions none are so well known to the Americans as the jauuix maui.ii.i.e, A charmingly lail out garden on the Avenue Montaigne, but a few steps off the Champs Elysces. Everything is done that good taste can suggest or lavish expenditure procure to make tin-placo attractive; charming bow ers invite lovers to enter, quiet walks invite the stroller, gas jets twinkle among the trees, water jets from beautiful fountains cool the air, while the best. ef music is discoursed by an excellent orchestra. The dancing plat form is circular, of great size, and surrounds the handsome covered stand in which is seated the orchestra, and all over the garden stands chairs fr tho accommodation of tired visitors. At nine o'clock the gates are open ed, and remain open until twelve o'clock ou ordinary occasions, the jrice of admission leiug three francs for gentlemen and one franc for ladies. Upon entering the garden, hundreds of gaily cre&scd females are found sauntering around to the excellent promen ade music discoursed by the orchestra, while exquisites of the male sex are almost as numerous; the toilettes of the ferrules being iu many instances the perfection of richness aud good taste, while diamonds glitter, lace abounds and costly s'-lks trail otv the ground. Soon the hour for dancing arrive, the band strikes up a lively quadrille, polka or waltn and away whirl the dancers, bronze shoes and silken stocking showing, ruCleel gar ments peculiar to the sex beting exhibited in a startling manner, and the long trailing dresses elevated in such a manner as would lead the observer to conclude that they might as well have been left at home. As the evening passes and the tcrpsichorean votaries become warmed to the work, the Can-Can is indulged in and forms attractions for those who have come to look on. Those who have been shocked by this somewhat active dance as produced in the Grand Duchess on the stage of the theatre, can form no conception of the style at Malfillo with only ordinary every day attire. It is striking. The male spectator who occupies the inside of the circle that always surrounds the dances, must need watch his high hat, or when he least expects it, some agile fe male will quietly remove it, with the toe of her boot and leave him to recover it amidst the laughter of the crowd. Unsophisticated youth can gaiu a knowledge of female ap parel that years of investigation at home might fail to impart, and manied men from home commissioned by wives left behind, to gain knowledge of the latest fashions, will be able to give information concerning articles of female dress, not usually exhibited to public view, that will give the aforemen tioned wives an idea of great powers of research ou the part of their liege lords. During the intervals between the dances, champagne, coli'ee, etc., are imbibed, and furnish stimulous necessary for renewed ex ertion. And so it goes, n;ght after night, the garden being always in favorablo weath er well attended, and on Saturday nights, when in addition to the ordinary attractions, displays of fireworks are given, are crowded. Good order is maintained, and although jiolice are kept on the ground peern quite unnecessary, such a thing as a disturbance being rare indc-ed. The main object of the dances is pleasure, and though there may be some attraction to the male lookers on, in the reckless display of person made, I can not see wherein is the fun for those who thus j esjioso themselves. In acctlier quarter of tho citylike Mabillo in as mveh as it is a charming garden devo- T UE CHATEAU r.OCGE, ted to the same purpose, yet differs c.n it bv reason of the difference in its frequenters, w'ho are for the most par t students, shop girls, &c, the merriment ii scrasnrhait. more boisterous, the music of the liveliest kiud. and the dancing in keeping with the music. None of the gay equipages, with liveried drivers, that discharge at Matille are found about the pates of Chateau Rouge; neither do the biilliant toilettes, the dia monds or the silk attract attention. A cab may unload at the gate, but it generally discharges sight-seers. No stimulant seems to be necessary to induce actiou at this estab lishment, for when the first blast from the orchestra announces the commencement of the dance there is a rush for jdaccs'MVd an evident enjoymeut in the proceeding that is not apparent at Mabille. A party isposcd to cavil might say Mabil.'o dancers made too little use of the skirts of their dresses, but at Chateau Rouge ho would conclude that they were not intended to hide any thinsr, for from the manner in which, ail manner of drapery is handled by the females there it is quite evident that they think all clothiDg of that nature a t.eedless encum brance to theie actions. It is ail Can-Can here ; whether it is waltz, polka or mae-Hiri ka that is being danced a tendency to kick high is evinced that seems quite unnecessary. Good order is kept, but all canes, umbrellas, etc., that might come handy in case of a row, must be left at the gate. These tvro -institutions represent a class of amusement particularly French, and though feebly ipii tated by Cremorne garJecs. the Assembly rooms and one or two similar places in Lon don, are I believe not yet introduced in all their "glory" on our side of the water, out - . eo,e to follow French f.1bionB it nifty be possible that in a few nro-rcssive ideas may cause the iu.iugurati-jn tf similar iustitutionsjn- thls country. In fact it was rumored last winter that at a public ball iu New York the Can Can was danced with almost Parisian vim, and there is no knowing what we msy come to yet. THE F.MPF-ROR's FF1'3. I found I could remain in this city until the 15th and so I concluded to stay and be prer-ent on the occasion of the Fetes Napo leon, celebrated annually rn that day. The attractions this year consisted of a rr-gatra on the Seine, the usual -jen air theatres, iu the Champs de Mar, and a grind illumiua-. tion at night. All Paris turned out as usual, and though it was the SU''aUi, .1 must confers that 1 entirely forgot it was so, the observance; of the day being so very different from that on this side of the water. Kverylhing prssed off quietly and Paris Went to sleeji in quiet, ait lough it wfrsHimed there would be trouble on that day. r.. rolillca! anil Xcivg Items. A your.g lady named Jer.nie Conley, cf Dsaik," Ark., was outraged by a bl ick tiei d named Jeff Johnson, on Friday lit.t. Two hundred negroes are said to be studying for the priesthood at Rome, pre paratory to commencing the'r labors Au- the Southern States. Thomas Dutton. the oldest ;rr.an in Delaware county, died recently. He had attained the remirkablo aga of 100 years, 7 months and 11 days. There is an insane lad in the Missouri Asylum who devours his clothes, jacket, breeches, shoes, end all, leaving the buttons ou his date like bones. The negro Miller who recently commit ted a rape on a young girl in Juniata coun ty, has been sentenced to fif.eca years im prisonment in the penitentiary-. Archbishop Purcell, of Ohio, who is now seventy years of age, is the oldest Ro man Catholic prelate in the United States, having been consecrated in 1883. A steam shovel cajiablo of doing the work cf t ne hundred men has just been put in use on one of the Illinois railroads, for the f urjose of loading cars with gravel. A spider iu the Sheriff's office in St. Louis has woven a web which is a perfect imitation of lace. It is eight inches in length, and has attracted hosts ofspectators. Extravagr.uee aud its naturM result, inordinate taxation, arc tho natural results of radical rule. Retrench expenses, admin ister the Government honestly, and taxation will cease. A resi.lcnt of llarrisburg claims to have discovered the long-sought secret cf perpeturd motion. lie is exhibiting a piece of mechanism embodying his discovery, or whatever it may be. . By industry and economy a' young roan has gained posesion of 4,000 acres of laud, worth some millions, just out-of Saa-F-ran-cisco, in eight mouths, and people are 0 unkind as to suggest a swindle. A negro, while employed at tha bottom of a well at Jamaica, L. I., was burietl by its caving in. A largo number of men set to work to dig h'ao out, nod after thirty hours work he was found alive. Sixty-four miles in seventy minutes was the time made on the first trip ef the new Chicago fast train, Pennsylvania Central road, on the home stretch. It made the last sixty-five miles in eighty minutes. Packer aud Pershing are sweeping the State like au avalauche. The corrupt Geary, stands self-condemned before the peojdo and will be sent into meriteel retire ment on tho second Tuesday cf October. The Winterset (dowa") Madisonian, says that John McClintock, of Walnut tp., found in h;s harvest field an enerrnrous spi der. Its body was as large as a mouse, and it covered with it3 legs at least five inches of ground. The Southern peojde sre made to atone fearfully for their sins. They seem to have stood the inflic:ion upon them of 40,000 carpet-baggers. Now their. cod uranca is to be tested by a sudeleu migration to Dixie of all the hand-crgauists. Adv'u;es from the Indian 'couutry give encouraging accounts of at least two of the Quaker agents, w ho are represented as the very men to do the fair thing by the savages and the Government. Whisky is 6aid to be plenty among the Indians. Near Byron, Michigan, is a spring of water so impregnated with lime that it has formed about its issuing point, by deposit, a natural curb, a rock w ith a hole in the centre. Every twig and Icfef jover .which the stream from this spring jiassos is similar ly coated with lime. In Maine last year. Gov. Chamberlain's majority, cflkial, was 19,201 ; Grant's ma jority iu November was 20,389. Tbi3 3'car Chamberlain's estimated majority is 7,500, the official will not be over 8,000. This demonstrates how the people, even in New England, are pleased with Hiram Ulysses. The very latest Radical lie is that started by tho "Dead Duck" in his Phila de!j)hia Press of Saturday, . to tho efftfct that Packer and Pershing are to bo with drawn, and Cass and Porter substituted. Of course no sane man will" place any de pendence in theQ dying declarations of tha Radical managers. An "old miner" at Avondale proposes that hereafter all the miners give one day's pay every year (owaiel the'Tunel for tho bout-fit of tba widows and orjdians. By this means; ho sajs, they cun raise $10,000. and for himself ha count3 the first day's work that he has done sinco the catastrophe a cred for this purpose. The State Fair at Ilarrisburg next week promises to be the gran.U-st exhibition ever held iu the State. The entry books closo op..Jk'R'ly tiCXt.... Gov. Geary ami Hon. Asa Packer will both be present, and an immense gathering is anticipated. A French Canadian girl, nged 10 years, was killed a few days ago at the St. Alex andre statiein, near Riviere du Loup, in at tomi.tiiv tnrrossin front of an eraine. Her mother "Yemvr.strateJ, and said t-e train was toe, near ; but the father said. "Go. yen can do it if you are smart." Ibc gnl was 1 be verdict reneicreu oj me o., , Jury .in the case of the Avondale calamity , annihilates the story that the tire was km- died by incendiaries, ard disposes of the! . i 1 1 it. - base calumny upon the Irih miners which certain Radical newspapers of this State in- dustriemsly circulated fi-r political cried. It was tho basest lie ever manufactured for such a purjiose. Gov. Geary has apj-.ointed Colonel Thtirnaa A. Soe-tt, Gen. Geo. W. Cass. Gen. J. K. MoorheaJ. lln. Richard J. II ildeman Col. William Philips, Henry M'Cormick Ksq.. Hon. Stanley Woodward, Edward F. Gay, Esq.', and Hon. Ilendrick B. Wright, delegates from Pennsylvania to the South ern Commercial Conveution, to be he'd ut 'Louisville, Kentucky, on the 12th of Octo ber next. '.- A. very poor family passeel through Wytueville, Virginia, a few days since, and encamjied in an old field r.ear the town. During the night, with no shelter from the rain, which was falling in torrents, the mother gave birth to four children. The Bristol News in giving the item, says that tho husband was too lazy to even carry straw from a neighboring stock yard to make the woman a rude bed. The recent terrible coal mice accident j at Av6hdale calls" to mind ii former great accident in Pennsylvania mines, which oc curred in Caibcndalo in 1850. A large mine caved in, destroying over a buntlred lives, and ruining the mine. When the cave occurred the pressure of air frf'tn the failing mass was so great that it blew a br y and a mule an eighth of a miie out of the narrow entrance to tue mine'. A fe.-w of j those entombed worked their way cut thro ali the dangers of Cra damp ard fotu a r, but tl.e most of them perished by starvation, or fell a prey to the rats, which iu coal mines grow to au enormous size. One man was seven days digging his way to the surface. Trie losses by fire throughout the Unit ed States during tho month ol August, just j -dived, amounted to 0. 138,000. This is a startling statement. The los- is nearly double "that of August, 18G8, aud much ex ceeels the total cf any mouth during the iast or present 3-ear. The value of pioper- ty destroved by fire sirce January l.-t. lSeiO ijr wv-onv - j already amounts to $27,100,000, while the total looses of 18bS were less than $35,000,- 0"J0. The fire of August 5th, in Philadel phia, when property valued at $1,000,000 was burned, was tho most elestructire one that has occurred in the country since July 4th, 1S66, when the city cf Portland, Me., was devastated the loss amounting to $10. 000,000. The widespread drousht has, of coarse, been one of the principal causes of the great destruction of property. rpo the INDEPENDENT VOTEHS X OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. I announce mvself as a candidate for the office ot COUN TY COM MISSION Ell nt the ensuing elec tion, and, if elected, pledge mvself to discharge the duties of the office honestlr and impartial ly. THOMAS WILTS. Clearfield Twp., Sept. 2, l;t:if.-te. ALLAN HOUSE 1'OIi SALE. The well known, commodious aud popular summer resoit, the Cal- rt-i-'p lan IbocsK, located nt Cressoa, is of- ri i i j fered t private sale on accommoda-fj I J II I ting terms. It is a most desirable CSaa property, the buildings being ail new and in the best of order. The wish to fell is prompt ed solely by a desire to eiuit the business. For price, terms, etc., applv in persou or by letter to WILLIAM C ALLAN. Sept. 16, ltC9.c2ni. Ciesson, Pa. 1VTOTICE. The undersigned appoint X ed Auditor by the Orphans' Court of Cambria county to make, distribution of the fund in the hinds of James E. "Season, Ad miuistrator of the estate of John E. IIcDh mitt, deceased, will sit for that purpo-e, at his office in Ebensbtirr, on Kill DAY, Oe ronF.R I?t, 1 S'C!, when and where the parties interest ed may attend if tbev think proper. JOS. M 'DON A LD, Auditor. Ebeniburg, Sept. 16, lcb'J.-3t. INSTATE OF MICHAEL LEAVV. M-J Drc'v. Whereas Letters Testamentary ou the last will ami testament ot ii k haki. Lfatit, Kf., late of the Uorough of Loretto, Cambria county, dee'd, liavo been granted to the undersigned bv the Register of slid coun ty, notice iu hereby given to all persons having claims agihist said deceased to present tbem properly authenticated for settlement, and all indebted to make payment without delay. MAIIUAKET LEAYY, Executrix. AUG. WALTERS, Executor. Loretto, Sept. a, 1SG9. Ct. IMPORTANT PITHLIC SALE. The subsciiber will offer at public jgt sale, on the premises in Muns'er township, Cambria countv, at 10 t-J J o'clock, a. m., on TU ES DAY, OCT. 5th, lgC3. hi FARM in said towiithip, contain 'J8 ACRES, more or les, on which an excellent two story Frame Dweliino Hocse and a substantial Log Barn are erected. An Abundance of choice fruit and pure water ou the premises. Also, at same time and'place, will tie sold 2 Mabes and a Colt, 12 head of Cattle, Hay by the ton and a lot of Farming Implements. A credit of twelve months, with acceptable security, will be given on all sums over ten dollars. DAN. BRADLEY. Munster. Twp., Sept. 0, lb9.-3t. LS SOLUTION. Tho partnership heretofore existing between the under dersigned in the LUMBER, BUSINESS has been this diy dissolved by mutual consent. Tho books 6f the firm have been left with Owen Cunningham for settlement. F. BEARER, OWEN" CUNNINGHAM. Ebensbursr, August 24, 1SG3. PARTNERSHIP. The Lumber bus iness will hereafter be conducted by the firm of Cunningham Si Stonobcck, who will be prepared at all times to fill orders for Poplar, Ash, Cherry, Linn and Pine Iumber, Sawed and Shaved Shingles, and will purchase all kinds of Lumber at the highest market rates for cash. CUNNINGHAM k STONEBECK. TIN, COPPER AND SHEET-IRON WARE. Having purchased the toeds and fixtures of Mr. T. W. William3, and leased the building recently occupied by S. Singleton, Esq., on High street, opposite the store of Zahm & Son, the subscriber would respectfully inform the citizens of Ebensburg and parts aeljaeent that he is prepared to furnish all kind of TIN, COPPER and SHEET IRON WARE of his own manufacture, which ha w ill not only guar antee perfect in make and material, but fully as moderate fn pr ice as liko articles, aro sold by any manufacturer in tho county, 'special at tention puid to making ami putting up SPuUT 1NG of all kinds. An examination of uiy work and prices is respectfully solicited, and I have no fear but what I can ftc entire satisfaction to all who favor nie with their custom. VALENTINE LUTTKINGER, . Ebeusburg, Aug. 5, 1869. tf. Election Proclamation. -OUKSUAKT TO AN ACT OF T1IK JL CpiifMn! Aeseinbly of tbfc Common wealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "Ah Act relating to Ld dav of July, A. D. lfejy, If Joh.i A. Blair, IIi"h Sheriff of the County of Cambria, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to hereby ,.b. v-.wn nm.l ive notice to the Electors of ih Countv aforesaid, that a General Election ! wiil be held in the (Jaunty oi caxm.. , . . u. ; -' "a Ti Tfi9 u vJiirl, , - ntv ol.icers will be eioe'e i, to w it : KRSON to f.ll the office of Governor ;,;'lJJI1Ualth of IWwylv.nie. q;E PKUSON to fill the o.hVe of Supreme '? 'of cn)0!, WOalth of Ptiinslvinki. ONK PERSON" to till the office of Member of the rst ite Assembly. ONE PKKSON to fill the office of Register and '.tecorder of Cj tnbri i count v . O.VK PERSON to fill th ofice of Treasurer of Cambria county. OM; PKKSON to li'l tho oifice of Commis sioner of Cambria county. ONE PERSON to fill the office of Poor House D iecrer of Cambria coin.tr. ONE PERSON to fill t'ae office of Auditor of Cambria county. The electors of the district composed of the township of Allegheny to meet at the office re cently occupied by M. Jeavy, Esq., dee'd, in the bor:ui;h of Lorelto. The electors of the district composed of the toTn.shin of tflacklick, to meet at the bernsc of i Adam M-.kin. eiec'd.in the village ol Bclsmo. i The electors of tha district composed ol the i towu.-hip of Cambria, to meet at the Court j IIoi.se in the borough of Eberisburg. The electors of the district composed ot ttie townsMp of Carroll, to meet at School Iioue in C;irrolltown borough. The e'ectors of the district composed of the borough of Carroilto n, to meet at the School lIouC in said borough. The electors of the district composed of the township of Chest, to meet at the School House on the farm of Aloy.us Swope, in said twp. The elector of the di.-trict composed of the luirov.jrh of Chest Springs, to mcut at the house of Jai-ob Wacncr, in said borough. The electors of the dh-trict composed of the tow nship of Clearfield, to meet ut School House No. .b oij i diig the ville of St. Augustine, in s.tid township. The electors of the elistr'ct composed of th township of Conernaugh, to meet at the School lloue at Singer's, iu said township. The electors tt the ciMrict composed of th. borough of Conemauh to meet as follow j : Eir-t Ward, ut ihe l.ou-e now occupied by Peter Miltziu, in t-aid First VV ard ; Second aid, at t'.ie house of Thomas liadciiile, in said Ward. The electors of the district cemposed of the borough of Cambria, to meet at tsobool Uou;e jo. M, in saiu oorou.'n. The electors of the district eonvwFed nf the township oi" Crovle, to merr. at S-hoo'i Houe ia the tillage of S'lnimeihili, iu sa'd town-hip. Thn pl..cti..s or th di.-tilct crr.:u-ei of the I borouh of East Cooemau-li, to meet ac the : oOrOU t! 11 I j pUUuc ho The eb juse of D.tu'1 Confer, in said borons a. elce-tors of the district c.-enpsed ot iu borough of Ebetirburg, t" meet as foihxvs : East Ward, at the Court IToue in said W.ud ; West Y"ard. at Jas. Myers" Mall in said Ward. The electors of the district comroscJ of the borough ol Franklin, to meet at the School House in said borough. The electors of the db tiict composed of tl.o township of (Jallitziu. to luect at the School House in the town of Gilhtin, iu s.ud bwu-sbi-. The electors of the district comnosed of the townshio of Jackson, to meet at tue house of Henry linger in said township. The electors of the district composed of the borough of Johnstow n, to meet as lollow : First Ward, ut t'ie Public School Room No. ." in said Ward, Second Ward, at the office of Jos. S. Strayer, T.-q , on Market s reet, in said Ward. Third Wurl, -at Foster House in said Warl; Fourth Ward, at the house of John Trofts in sai J Ward ; Filth Ward, at the Kern vi'.Ie School House iu said Ward : Sixlli Ward, at the Johnstown Pottery in said Ward. The electors of the district composed of the borough of Loretto, to meet at the School House in s-iid borough. The electors of the district composed of the townsl.in of Menstr, to meet at the warehouse of Augustine l'urhin, in the vil age of Mun ster, in said township. The elector of the district eomro-eJ of the I borough of Prospect, to iKCCt at the School House iu s.r.d borough. Tha electors cf the district composed of the township of Richland, to meet al the house of Jacob Kring hi said township. The electors f the district composed of the borough cf Millviile, to meet at tbo 'Franklin House in said borough. The electors of the district composed of tLe township of Surnmerhill, to meet ut the Sche-ol House in the borough of V'iimore. The electors of the district composed of the borough of Summitville, to meet at the School House in said beirougii. The e'ectors of the Ji-trict composel of the township of Susf-ueLantia, to meet at the house of Mioiinel Piatt in said township. The electors of the district composed of the township of Taylor, to meet at the School House nenr Wm. Ileaelnck's, in said township. The elector of the district composed of the township of Washingtou. to mett at the School House at the Foot of Plane No. 4 iu saiel twp. The electors of the district composed of the borough of Wilmore, to meet at the Schoul House in said borough. The elector of the district composed of th? township of Whi'e, to meet at School House No. 1 in said township. The elector? of the distiict compoped of the towimhip of Yoder, to meet at the public house of Wm. A. Hicks iu said township. The General Election in all the Wards, Townships, Districts aud Eoroughs of the county is to be opened between the hours of six and seven o'clock in the forenoon, nnd shall continue without interruption or adjournment urtil seven o'clock iu the eveniug, when all polls bliall be closed. Ani I FPBTiiKR give noticf, as in and by the 1.1th Section of the a foresail Act I am di rected. That all persons excepting Justice.? of the Peace w ho shall hold any office or appoint ment of profit or trust under the government of the Uuite.l States, or of this State, or of any city or incoiporated district, whether, a commissioned officer or otherwise, a suberrdi n.ite or agent, who is or shall be employed un der the legislative, judiciary or executive de partment of this State er tho Uni'cd States, or any city or inetrnontC district ; also, that every member of Congress and the State Leg islature, nnd of the sele:-t nnel common councils of any incorporated district, is by law incapable of holding or exercising, at the same time, the office or appointuicLt of Judge, Inspector or Clerk of any election of this Commonwealth, and that no Inspector or Judge, or other officer of any such electiou. fhall be eligible to any office then to be voted lor. Also, the -1th Sec tion of the Act of Assembly, entitled "An Act relating to Elections and for other pur poses,"' approved the 10th day of April, 1"5, it is enacted that the foregoing 13cb Section shall not be so construed as to prevent aoy mil itary officer or borough officer lrom serving as Judge or Inspector at any general or special elections in the Commonwealth. Tho general, special, city, incorporated dis trict and township elections, and all elections for electors of President and Vice Presided of the United States, shall be held and conducted by the Inspectors and Judges elected as afore said, and by Clerks appointed a? hereinafter provided. No person shall be permitted to vote at any election, as aforesaid, but a white freeman, ot the a of twenty ouo years or more, who shall have resieled in tbi C.talo at least one year, anil iu the cIciion district w here ho ofTer to volo at leat ten days immediately preceding such election. and within two years paid a State or County tax which shall have been aseseil nt least ten days before the eleouon Rut a ritizen f the United States, who had previous ly been a citizen of this Slate and removed therefrom aud returned, aud who shall have re git ed ia the election district and paid tax as aforesaid, shall be entitled to voto after residing in this SUte ei.i n.or.tLs. Provj,ic, white frcemtn, citizens of Hie Uuitt' between ire ages ci twenty one and." two, anel who have resided in the e, ' trict ten days, as aforesaid gl,u be'ent vote, although they shall not havee-"' "In case the trsou who shall bavVrl1 the second highest number of votea U, V ' tor shall not attend on the d.iy cf e'r . ' person who hba!l have- r-ci nj w,','f -number of otes for J:.ce- at tl,e i',".'' elini election, t-ball art as ' place. And iu case the irou w received the highest number of snerwr r-hall not attend. tl.i i m i, .v l-.t Judge fhall appoint an Inspect.. in hi nnd in c-'se the person rltct J u 4 '' attend, then the Inspect r nl.i, ?h-,7 j,,.' -ceived the highe.-t i.titnbcr r.f na',, ' point a Jud:e in his pi .ice. ard if nn, : shall contieuc in Uj- bo..r l,.r '.lie hour after the time fixed !. f. of the election, theipia'.-liod Tt.tcr of ship, ward or di.-tuci, for w bii.-b such .' huv bce;i elected, pier-ei.t ut i,e 'urfJ' tion, shall elect stot.e of ie-n i.uaiucrto' '.' v.cr.cy. In vAe :ny Clerk, appoint? 1 tinder i-. vi-.ioii4 of this act, h'.iuli iicglt-ct to it.r p;iy election during the said car, it sluliL duty of t'.ie Iut-pect r who apjmiiae-j said f or the pMon filling the place of sui-h Imr. te forthwith appo'i.t a buiul.ii? pe-soinit'' q.dified as aloresiid, who rerf.jrv duties for the year. ' ' 'It shall be tiie duty of th is-vaal As respectively, to attci.d at liic -Ve 0f Uii-. every general, special or towrjVj.e'eciion ' ring the whole time said clee'ti.ji ? Vevi Jt for the purpose of giving in;'. rm.:;,ttvai,j:. gpectora and the Judge, when cnV.ti on. in relation to the light of any porfn iss.,.,.'... tlu ni to vo;e at such eiectio;., r.i fucho-. matters in relation to t! e at.s-n of v,, .is the said luarectors, or either of I'aea.i from time to time require. :' No rcr.-fn shall be permitted to v),.'-..i name is not contained in the list of i-iv;. habit ir.ls liirnifrlied by the Comrnis.-ibntn ; less firt he produce a receipt for the pnv of a St.ie eir County tax as-e.-sed ctve.i' the Constitution, and give sanjfaci.jr j deuce, either ou his ewi. oath or ru.tij; that of another, tht he ha.s paid sr.i.tn.i. on failure to produce a ;ccei t, slull rn:'4 thereof; or, f-ecood, if lie claim the r'.gltu.. by being au elector betw een theagefct tsr. oiiO and twenty-two vers, he shall .; oath or ailirruatioa that he his resii ., St ite at least one voir i c'-ko hi - f.; ar:d make such pro f of bis roi ic..'-. ; tii-trict a is rcj -tred by this AH. ar-1 , : doe vevil v btilieve, from iho ac-oant that he i- of tho age aforesaid, mi :-r. other evlceuce ns is r"T-T"ed by th-.- A- -. upon the name of tilts pciso:i ; ia vote fball be i::set;eJiu u-e elon- the IcspC'.'or, aud a no;e ma : . to by wr; i, t.ia word - 1 norn i.ic.i to o e cy ic a.-, y.i v or the wor! "Age," ii he il: vote by rca-on of Si.'i r. ; shall be tailed out the C' -. mate them. In their notes in. tut O. Vjlcl; . all ca30.' where the nan " claiming to vote is no; found oi, : r -. el by tUe Commissioners a-i l -:i-;..r right to vote, whether ' .nd :;'er- n u . . objected t by any qualLi-vl cit '."',. it the dutv of the Ins' e.-'.or ro c. :ir. 'nr ? son on oath as to hi epi il;5 -:r.-; claims to have rcsi-fcl in t':c .:'u".c euc y;; ninrf , hi ovh -h u be sn '.ir..-- t ; r ' tjut ho shall make proof by at o: ... peteut w itness. w .n s! ill l-f i mllu-i-. " that he has resided in thp .J.:. t-.. ' r s. : . ten days next preceding s.t: i Cec also himself swer that his oo.nr.jtr-- in pur.-u-nce of his law""! ca'.I'r..-, v. the district. :t.1 Vut hs 1 r..-t r sai 1 district for the ;v.ir;. .j . f ..'a,.- Every person quali.ie i as j'otfiiii a. ;. shall make due projf, a re.pi rel, ! ; deuce and piyment of taxci as :: b? admitted to vota in the t'-v.is; ':, tit ! district in w hich he sha.il resi le. If any person shall prevent, er v.--""..-prevent, any officer of any election u..-' Act from holding suc'a eieetio:;. w threaten any violence to uny sj-ii l - shall block up the window, or v;:-j?v.: window, where the sau.e may l ii-.i.: ". shall riotously disturb trie re u-e of tion, or shall uie or practice ny !:".' " threats, fotce or violence, widi covn;.'--encc undaly or ovcrnwe any cl.C -r. ' vent bira from voting, or to res-a :. '. " : dorn of choice, such f erso: s, on : ' shall be fined in any turn no: cx:e- -' : and be iia-risoael for cny tirjer... f -one month r-or more tliau Utlrem:::--.1 if it .-hall b? shown to the Court ;-' of such cfluace th-'d be h..d, :.-: i:; ' offending was not a resident of thPC 'j.'" district or township where the s-iid o i -' committed, an I not entitled tj vo:; -then, on conviction, he -bill be t " pay a tine of not less than or.e bun::r more than one thousand do'l.;r-, r.:i ' '' oued not less than six ta.'U ii two years. "That ihe .uaUfied vo'ers ef tl;? f-; counties ot this Cotumonwc-lth, ' ? ' township, borough and spec:U f t. -herel'V, hereafter, authorijci :ni rt.--' vote by ticket, printed or wn.f printed and partlv written, sevcri'lv c as follows : One ticket shall eaibricn' -i of all judges of courts vot.l tor, ' belled, outside, 'Judiciary'; ore tw : embrace the names of all Stite A:"' , for, aud bo labelteJ. 'State'; mfl'," embrace all county t f'.ic -vs v jtc i tor, T. office of Senator, "memticr or m?ai ? "' semblv, if voted for, and members c " if voted tor, and r,e labelled ' Oonnly : ' ket uhtll eud.race th? names of al- otlicers voted for. and be iabei -a T.a' one ticket shall ernbrac? the n o.i 0i ougii ollicers voted lor, and 1' 11--'". : ough'; aud eacL class shall Le dt? separaro ballot boxe." . r' ' ' Pursuant to the prov'si ns coit,i:C' , Act first aforesaid, the .ludge ot !M i- . districts shall iespeelie!y t.ia.3 cWr ' . certificate or return of their reot---',e "j and produce them at a me- t rg cf t- . from each district., at the Co'irt h y borough of Ebensburg, on the v n the day of the election, beins VHU . Iotu rAY or October. A. D- V' '',. and there do ana perforra tUetiut of them bv law. . Aud further, if anv Julge, by unavoidable accident, is u'l toie to .y nieefiKg of Judges, tlifin t'ie C!rti. . . , turn aforesaid shall be taken c-f . of the Insip etors or Clerk of l''iZ the same district, who sL.di do r.i dut'es ot said J aug un iolc t ' . -.' ClVEN Cnolu Jiv UJM'. J; iU-i'l ensburjr,, the Ufa day of -':'-cf;;'.'v.r-ycar of our Lord one tho.is-m t f'fn''- ,t: and sixty-nine, and ot iao lceojU America the tii:ietv-se"onl. T,i;: JOHN A.r.h.di . ; Sept. 1C. to. Sherlil'of Cam; T At IT VT 1? TOW N 1 ic' ' at iiilVaTi: S IS-'-' The under s'gned oOers t t shIc ( CROUND situate "m the We.-t ''V.wd burg Porough, frontiriiT C l-'et "", '.V and cxtendiuir back 132 teel !; ' t i...,i .i;,.:,i;Trr intnf C ib'Tt i-" cast and an alley on the west, i' . 0;: erected a TWO SUUii r T i ni ' with a Plank Kitcwkn atUcleb :, STORY FR AM E IK'CSE. 1 hc.'s. be sold chkaf Foa cash, or on ea-. For furtlier particular rpr''? 1 rv,tf Eben.sburg..Tunc JjLi TOTICK. Infers tf A-l ":'"". 11 on the estate id R- 5. i5".1',,,. of the Uorough r.f Ebensburg, t J'11), decracl, harinc been grui'i"1' ,Vi, I si?nel bv the R ;? er f f:-l:"l'lriar:l;i tous having claims against said es - ... c.- i by tiotiCf-d to present them n , -eat-d lor setUemcut, and tl,-e -kepaywubtav. EDWARD H PLA F.benabure, Aug. V, 1L,K.
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